Illiotibial Band Friction Syndrome, often abbreviated as ITBFS, is a pain on the outside of the knee during running or walking as the distal end of the IT band rubs back and forth over the femoral condyle (boney prominence). This is particularly irritating when the knee is bent 30 degrees, which happens just as the foot…
Anterior ankle impingement, more commonly known as a “jammed ankle” is what athletes say they are experiencing when they flex their foot towards their shin and feel a sharp pain at the front of their ankle. This pain is due to compression of the bones and/or soft tissue when the ankle is forcefully flexed under load,…
Hip pain is a common complaint, especially as we age. Although there can be many different causes we will focus here on hip pain caused by bursitis — specifically greater trochanteric bursitis. A bursitis is inflammation of the fluid-filled sac between tendon and bone. The purpose of the bursa is to decrease friction in an…
Osteoporosis is a condition where one loses bone density and therefore the bones become fragile and weak, predisposing them to fractures. This is most common in the spine, hips, wrists and shoulders and tends to affect women more than men. Individuals over 50 years of age are also at higher risk. The disease is often…
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS), also known as runner’s knee and patellar overload syndrome is a mechanical dysfunction of the knee, where the knee cap doesn’t track properly as the knee bends or extends. Typically the knee cap will track upwards and outwards as the quads are squeezed and pain will be felt beneath the knee cap,…
Golfers elbow, also known as medial epicondylitis, produces pain and inflammation in the tendons that attach the forearm to inside of the elbow, with the pain being localized to the bony bump on the inner elbow. It can also radiate down the forearm along the length of the wrist flexors. It is a repetitive strain injury similar…
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a set of symptoms caused by compression of the median nerve where it passes through the carpal tunnel at the wrist along with several tendons. The median nerve controls movement and feeling in the thumb and first three fingers of the hand, and is affected through lack of blood flow. Carpal…
Plantar Fasciitis is inflammation of the plantar fascia at the bottom of the foot, and is the most common cause of heel pain. It involves the band of tissue spanning from the big toe to the inner part of the heel. This tissue is meant to help support the longitudinal arch of your foot but…
Tennis elbow, also knows as lateral epicondylalgia, results in pain on the outside of the elbow, where the elbow meets the forearm. The pain is often felt as a dull ache and can range from moderate to severe. Occasionally this injury co-exists with nerve irritation so the person suffering from lateral epicondylalgia can also have tingling…
A groin strain, often called a pulled groin, is a tear of one of the groin muscles, the most common being the adductor. The adductors span from the pubic bone to the inner edge of your femur and are responsible for preventing your legs from doing the splits. There are five adductors: gracilis, pectineus, magnus, longus,…
